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   Jonathan N. Little to All   
   Another issue with snaps   
   22 Feb 25 16:44:14   
   
   From: lws4art@gmail.com   
      
   Okay Canonical, how come your snap version of Firefox does not   
   automatically upgrade when other packages do and the deb version did?   
   How does this improve security if non-techies are blithely surfing the   
   internet with outdated browsers?   
      
   I have converted a number of folks to Ubuntu years ago to wean them off   
   of running unsupported Windows XP. All was good. Many who have never   
   installed an OS were are to upgrade their systems to new LTS versions   
   unassisted (and unwittingly!) But got a call from one that websites were   
   flagging her as using an outdated browser. Yep, her version was v127.0   
   and was the snap version in 24.04 LTS. Probably the first version when   
   she upgraded to 24.04. Do you now have to run command line   
      
   sudo snap refresh firefox   
      
   periodically in order to keep firefox patched? How is this   
   nubie-friendly? Normally I would use the deb PPA which does keep firefox   
   up to date.   
      
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   Take care,   
      
   Jonathan   
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